hitTest

[Craig Paterson]

Hi there all!


I'm currently working on a project in which I would like the detection of a

hitTest between two MC's (one called "line" the other "mc1") to trigger the

playing of frames in "mc1".


"mc1" has a stop in the first frame with static text.

Frame 2 has a label of "fadeIn" and a tween on the text.

Frame 11 has a stop action at the end of the tween.

Frame 12 has a label of "fadeOut" and a tween back to the original state of

the text.

Frame 21 has "gotoAndStop (1);"


The main timeline has only one frame.

Each item has it's own layer.

the MC "line" has the following script attached:-


// constrain mouse horizontally

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {

	_root.line._x = _root._xmouse;

}

// determine if line hits mc1 and react accordingly

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {

	hit = (_root.line.hitTest(_root.mc1));

	if (hit) {

		_root.mc1.gotoAndPlay ("fadeIn");

	} else {

		_root.mc1.gotoAndPlay ("fadeOut");

	}

}


When the movie loads, "mc1" jumps to the stop action on frame 11 and doesn't

play the tween.

When "mc1" is hit by "line" it jumps back to frame 1 without playing the

tween.

When "mc1" is not hit by "line", "mc1" jumps to the stop action on frame 11

and doesn't play the tween.


I have tried using frame numbers instead of labels, and that makes no

difference either.

I really, really need those tweens to play properly.


I have posted the FLA if anyone would like to look at it and help me get my

head round this problem


http://www.visionthing.co.uk/hit.sit

http://www.visionthing.co.uk/hit.zip


Contact me off-list if you need to know more,


thanks in advance


Craig


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Craig Paterson

Multimedia Developer


Vision Thing Design Consultants

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